Week 9, Day 3

First let me remember NOT to doubt myself. I was right on target with the babies due date.

We saw and heard our little Limabean on Thursday! The sonographer confirmed we were exactly 8w6d on Thursday. So I am not a week behind!!! Baby is due March 30th and we are already planning for a c-section on March 26th.

I told my boss and co-workers right after I got back. They are all excited for me and my husband.

A very great day. I am still with my nausea and having to eat every 3 hours to stave off the morning sickness. I am sort of tired of eating at this rate but of course, I do what I got to do.

Week 6, Day 4

So a lot has happened since my last post. I went to the doctor for a u/s last week and found that I am not as far along in the pregnancy as I thought. The sono tech said that there was only the beginning of a pregnancy in my womb, no baby to see although I am definitely pregnant. I take that to mean that there was only a gestational sac in there at the time. Mr. Limabean Sr. was panicked, demanding to know whether or not I am pregnant and how far along I am. The sono tech told him I am definitely pregnant, but could not give any indication of the how far along part. Mr. Limabean Sr. was scared and just shut down. I on the other hand just summed it up to ovulating late (since I had had a 35 day cycle in April). I realized that I was only 4w2d when I tested positive for pregnancy and that it was even more of a miracle to me since I ovulated late and nothing was timed or planned. What a great blessing. So I was supposed to go to get another u/s this week, but I am putting it off until I am 8 weeks. That way there will be no questions and Mr. Limabean can see a strong heartbeat…or two.

Why do I say or two? Well, a few of my family members including myself have seen this vision of me with twin boys. I saw it before I had my first daughter, then my sister saw it and finally my daughter’s God mother. I am eating like crazy with this pregnancy and it is lots of protein. I have to eat every 3 hours or I start to feel sick and again, it can’t be junk, it has to be protein…steak and potato, beef stew and jasmine rice with ginger, sausage, egg and cheese biscuit. Don’t get me wrong I do want the occasional sweet, but the desire for protein is much more overpowering. Every pregnancy is different but with my first, I barely wanted food period. I had great loss of appetite, but not with this pregnancy. So, I have said from the start I feel it is a boy. I knew with my first it was a girl although I did not want to admit it, but I claim a boy with this one and continue to say so. We’ll know in 14 more weeks though. LOL!!!

This week my breasts are still sore and I don’t want anything to do with sex. I’ve had an aversion to chicken, but woke up this morning craving Chick-fil-A and went and got it and tore it up. Only half the sandwich though because I get sick if I eat too much. I also have a TART lemonade. I felt some indigestion coming on because I ate a bit more than I should have and am now munching on ginger snaps that my co-worker purchased for me yesterday.

Let me add that the fatigue has caused me to take naps at work much like last time. So far only one person here officially knows about the pregnancy, but I’ll let the cat out of the bag in a couple of weeks and after the u/s. The news is too good to keep for 12 weeks. LOL!!!

Lil' Limabean - Week 5 Day 3

Well its been quite some time, but I am back now to report that I am preggers with baby no. 2, naturally and by the grace of God. I just got a PPT on Sunday after much waiting and wondering. I was skeptical that I was pregnant despite the obvious signs that I was exhibiting. One night I was compelled to take a prenatal vitamon and omega - 3 supplement, then there was the intense craving for seafood and especially fish, then the strange sensations in my breast...almost as if milk was letting down. Add in the missed period on day 28 - 35 and you got it, two very pink lines that showed up immediately on my pregnancy test that I purchased from the dollar store. LOL! Boy have things changed since the first go at this. Back then I believed only the best digital pregnancy tests would do. But now, I know that when you are pregnant, a test for $1 will tell the story just as well as th $20 test.

So I am back to tell my story, because of course I want to capture every moment and see the differences between my first pregnancy and this one. I don't want to be the pregnant lady who is always talking about being pregnant to my family and friends, so I will pour our my thoughts here and be content.

I'l be back to tell more about this journey to a PPT because it was not as quick as I had originally hoped, but nonetheless it is a HUGE blessing. As my little one turns two this week, I cannot help be happy that Mommie is going to be able to give her that little sibling to grow up with that is close to her age. I am excited as she and I go on this journey together. She has been rubbing my breast as if she knew something was going on there. She is such a darling little butterbean.

I am hoping and praying for a boy and feel as if it will be a boy and that's why we'll call this baby Lil' Limabean.

Thanks for journeying with me and check back frequently for updates.